The Reputation Risk

If you pay a contractor late, they leave. If you calculate their tax wrong, they lose trust. Payroll errors are the fastest way to destroy your agency's brand.

The Old Way: The Friday Panic

The Payroll Manager is the most stressed person in the building. They are buried in CSV exports, checking National Insurance calculations manually, and wrestling with clunky legacy software.

They have to manually import pension files, check for tax code updates (P6/P9), and hope the BACS file uploads correctly. One mistake means 50 people don't get paid for the weekend. It is a high-stakes, manual tightrope walk.

The New Way: One-Click Run

The Paymaster connects directly to your 'Ledger' agent. It pulls approved hours, applies the correct tax logic (including IR35 status), and presents a 'Pre-Flight Check' dashboard.

You review the anomalies (e.g., 'Warning: High Overtime Claim'), approve the run, and the Agent handles the rest. It generates the BACS file, emails the payslips, and updates the General Ledger in Xero. Payroll becomes a background process, not a main event.

Holiday Pay & Pensions

The hidden liabilities. The Paymaster automatically tracks Holiday Pay accrual (avoiding the 'Rolled-Up' compliance trap) and manages Pension Auto-Enrolment.

It assesses the workforce every pay run, sends the statutory letters to new starters, and uploads the contribution file to Nest or Smart Pension automatically. No more manual CSV uploads to pension provider portals.

Faster Payments

Missed the BACS window? No problem. The Agent integrates with Modulr and Barclays to enable Faster Payments, allowing you to pay staff in seconds, 24/7.

Cost of Seat Analysis

See the true cost. The Agent allocates Employer's NI, Apprenticeship Levy, and Pension costs back to the specific placement, giving you a 'True Gross Margin' per consultant.

Built by Experts

Leveraging the heritage of Shape Payroll, The Paymaster integrates with Sage, Xero, BrightPay, and all major UK banking platforms.